State police investigating Saturday accident on Route 8

WINSTED >>State police are continuing to investigate an accident on Route 8 in Winsted on Saturday night.

The accident, which closed the highway's northbound lanes, occurred shortly after 10:30 p.m. All lanes of traffic were open on Sunday afternoon, and according to state police, the accident did not result in major injuries.

According to a press release from Connecticut State Police Troop B, the collision occurred when a 39-year-old Waterbury man, driving a 1994 Jeep Wrangler, stopped in the middle lane of Route 8. A 23-year-old Canaan man, traveling north on the highway, rear-ended the Jeep, sending it into the left guardrail. The Jeep traveled through the guardrail before rolling down the embankment.

State police did not indicate if either driver faced charges, although according to the press release, the driver of the Jeep suffered minor injuries. State police also did not indicate if either driver was hospitalized.